Pro basketball star Kevin Durant grew up near Washington, D.C., but he's in no rush to visit the White House if he and his teammates on the NBA champion Golden State Warriors get invited. “Nah, I won't do that,” Durant said Thursday, in an interview with ESPN. “I don't respect who's in

Nathaniel S. Butler / National Basketball Association / Getty No other Boston Celtics player will ever wear the No. 34 again, with team co-owner Steve Pagliuca confirming Thursday that Paul Pierce's jersey will be officially retired at some point during the 2017-18 campaign. "It's going

From directly out of left field, the Knicks have signed four-year Wisconsin product Nigel Hayes to a partially guaranteed contract, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hayes averaged 5.2 points, 5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and shot 41% from the field in about 15 minutes per game during the Orlando Summer League